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The Breakfast ClubJohn Hughes wrote and directed this quintessential 1980s high school drama featuring the hottest young stars of the decade. Trapped in a day-long Saturday detention in a prison-like school library are Claire, the princess (Molly Ringwald); Andrew, the jock (Emilio Estevez); John, the criminal (Judd Nelson); Brian, the brain (Anthony Michael Hall); and Allison, the basket case (Ally Sheedy). These five strangers begin the day with nothing in common, each bound to his/her place in the high school caste system. Yet the students bond together when faced with the villainous principal (Paul Gleason), and they realize that they have more in common than they may think, including a contempt for adult society. "When you grow up, your heart dies," Allison proclaims in one of the film's many scenes of soul-searching, and, judging from the adults depicted in the film, the teen audience may very well agree. Released in a decade overflowing with derivative teen films, The Breakfast Club has developed an almost cult-like status. ~ Dylan Wilcox, Rovi

A definitive 80s teen movie

March 17, 2018

One of the more perceptive movies about high school in the 80s looks good on Blu-ray and is still a lot of fun. Doesn't seem nearly as dated as some other teen comedies of the time, and was really unique at the time: just a bunch of high school kids talk about themselves over the course of one day. I connected with it strongly when I was in high school in the 80s, and it still resonates for me.